Return to Pandora as part of a new group of ragtag Vault Hunters in this sequel to the 2009 first-person "role-playing shooter" Borderlands, now with new crazy enemies, new crazy character classes, and even crazier weapons.

I have 2 Golden Keys. Is it safe to use one?

One from singing up for Shift, and one from the codes that were distributed the other day. I'm a level 27 Commando, and I'm not having any issues with guns, shields, relics, etc. but I was curious to see what's in the chest. Should I wait until I'm hurting for a new piece of gear, or is it worth it to spend one key and take a peek?

From what I gather on different forums, it's best to use one at 25 and any others at 50 if you plan to play that high. I have one from the pre order and have yet to sign up for the other one but that's how I plan on doing it.

I had 3 and used one at level 31. I got a magenta level shotgun and a magenta level submachine gun. Both were much better than what I had before and both have been used a lot since. That said I only used it because i plan to get my Zero to level 50.

I used it around 25 and got shit, can't even remember, sold them right away. I think it was a shotgun with awful accuracy and a sniper with super slow firing speed. Nothing I would use as a Gunzerker... Real bummer, anyway you should do what @ProfessorK: said.

I don't see any reason to use them before the max level. At least then you have the possibility of getting a good weapon to take into the second play through and later expansions. Using them early on just means you'll almost definitely replace them by the end.

I used mine pretty early, probably level 5-10. I got two guns that I used for at least a few levels. Worth it to me. I think no matter what you do you should be aware that you've got the potential to get shit.

I don't see any reason to use them before the max level. At least then you have the possibility of getting a good weapon to take into the second play through and later expansions. Using them early on just means you'll almost definitely replace them by the end.

This was what I was thinking too. I suppose, since I'm not in a pickle, I'll save one key for Playthrough 2 when I'm having a hard time, and use my other at level 50. Hopefully I'll never be in a jam, and I can use both of them at max level. Or maybe I'll save one key for the unavoidable sex-position-number-level patch.

I don't see any reason to use them before the max level. At least then you have the possibility of getting a good weapon to take into the second play through and later expansions. Using them early on just means you'll almost definitely replace them by the end.

Used my first one by mistake, like lots of other people. I have 2 more now though, and while I'll save one for when I'm level 50, I was thinking about using the other sooner. It seems like there will be more keys to get as time goes on, so I'm not to worried about using them now.

There is an easy way to hack the golden keys thing. By changing a file I got 200 keys, although you need to have the non update version of borderlands 2. IN the DLC file of borderlands 2 find willowdlc.inc and change the line about the number of golden keys from what ever it is to 200. After you start the game and see how many you have, you can then update and keep the keys, but you can't gain anymore via this method post update.